The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-24
Ihe Circuit Court.

TIE rcoort Of tho court in our last is
sue cuveed the proceedings Of Friday of
last wees.
Tho ase u G. w. Lodge Il Son w,
John 5 Gillespie was concluded YER
dict foIthe plaintiff for 1854 being rem
dered This was the amount claimed to
be driS e:s interest.
The case OF Jacob and Caroline V.
Hpwah VS.. the County Commissioners II
Cecil oumty was taksn up This WAS an
an acton for ds,na.-s alleged TO have
been n,na meadow land of the. pi ;intif ;
na;.r ;ar Crsrk oy The rrsc,rnu ui Il. !.
bri'kr at that place. large number i
sltlsses waa EXAMINED ard ths case o..
cuptf the attention OF The court all II
MolAy. Tuesday aud Wednesday. ii -
iury ou furs,i.,y wall Ell uu. - Jhs
C. 1t. and Y,ywed thu sljuaji,h. AtOrgc
C4m3bie aud ". T. Wagaurtcu yepr,.
aei ID lhe p'.ir5iifs :.u.i {. {. CrotLes :
IN An>Ein l.. Cy"sher~ lie deIendant.'.
l':e case OF ;isate vs.. Harry CDatcc, :.
clrIe Of violating the pgohiJltory law
bI sellibg Intoxicating hqenr % W.
Ria arti Nalshbank, w..s taken up. fh!,
wll-ss for the prosecution 'estitiei that
| C"far kept "n eating aud drinking res
| taran5 III E ktou. There are Two rooms
an drinks we're sold in the rear on".
| Abut the first of September he pur-
ctsed drink OF MG. Confer. He called
fo ''cream soda Thought it would
in,x!cate If one got enough in him.
Wen asked if it WAS lager bear he r.
ped that that WAS what ne drank it for.
81 had never asked for whisky. Had
c4ed for "hlrd stuff paid ten ce4ts a
dnG. Cor it. He admitted that he Dur rght
or ..hioty and it ta-red like. it. Il.
ii drank euoush to make hiGl drunk
le witness admitted on cross-examina-
| III that he merely told the grand ui :
at he b"ugnt ''crean soda ha:i not
zen enou ,h to iutDxicate but though t
| would # enough WAS taken WHeA
Sed 7hy he had not told the grand jury
| at ho had bJuglt whisky said ''oeGdu@e
ty did not keep the question up Ia
20 He den!e,i saying in a prsvIou ;
| sc that he hld not bought whisky oi
snIer. Wnat lie ssii in d trial 0f a
evious case was that ne never dram K
! lisky in Cnnfer's i'll company wit
larles king the osher wj:hess. State ;
storney elect VIM 5. Evaus assiste i
att's Attorney Daniel Bratton in the
osecutiou. Wm. 7. Warburton AMI
lbert Constable, Esq'., counse! for til h,
'isonor argued that as Marsh bank had
United tnat he testified differently be-
re the grand jury from what he did on
e stind in the case on trial he WAS not
rrth7 of belief.
o. Thursday the court Gened the ap-
lca5ion for Il new trial III the case cf
ate vs.. James Vance, ard sentenced
N to serve six mouths il the House OF
,rrection and to pay 500 fine aud costs.
the House of Corr ection for rloiatir .
. prOhibitory lan.
The case against John Cannon for vio
ting the prohIbitory law Was continues
|ld the prisoner released on has own
ecognizauce. The witness in the case
cut of the State and as their is a war.
ant for his arrest ne is not likely tO
eturn.
Ga Friday morning ct nine o'cloc K
! fter being out over forty hours the jury
n the case Of Howard VS.. the County
= Commissioners were brought into couIt.
fFhev were "a very sleepy and tired look
ny set OF men. The foreman iuforme 4
. he court that there WAS no possibility Of
he jury agreeing upon a verdict. Judge
Stump said this was a very lameutabis
state of ,.tftirs. The court had been ell
gagged s.moe last Saturday in trying two
rases and the jury in neither case had
rendered a verdict. The expenses of the
court were 500 day and it would be
Ib-Iter if all had been at their homes.
frhe jury was then discharged, Tney
stood four in favor of allowing Howard
$500 damages and eight for a verdict IN
favor of the Comm issiuners.
TIE jury in the Confer c,.se were after.
wards brought iutn CONT aud the fore
man told the Judge there was no hI,eh.
hood of au aETecment. Judge : umI
asked e"uusel tur the PRISONER II the '
would cnnssnt to the diSciarge of Size
iuls and rs they replied in he regativr
s.ut them AGAIN /. their room Short )
attec sl ven o'clock the jury were again
6rGuIh. l,tn court aud still being uuaU Ia
to agrao We're discharged. Tley stool
from the first to the last blil,.. niue for
p"GTital aud thee tor conviction. Cont z
viii probably he tried ~ ~ after 9 {
Christmas holidays This cas- is row
the only an" against hIn as the ctsa iu
whlciI GaIr..., Shivery 'vts the pr,S"c1-
ting WitUsss II : hr-H >setted. Cnnfal
ral be tel-,scd l"w On furnishing $GOC
bait.
Court adjourned Friday morning un i
I'll ulsGay, January 5th, 1883.